Grow your own Cress from seeds - it's easy and quick
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- #easy #eating #tasty #healthy #healthyfood #greens
Roger has a go at growing his own cress from seeds, it is usually quick and easy to grow.
Roger uses and old margarine tub and some cotton wool make up pads to get the seeds growing - growing cress is perfect for new gardeners who want to try something quick and easy ... and very tasty!
2021 update - this little experiment was so successful that we grow cress every week or so for about 6 months in 2020. We plan to try growing some other micro-greens in 2021 - so please subscribe and look out for our new videos - thanks!
If you like the music at the end here is a link to the full piece - we love it! • Stuck In The Air
I’m doing this with my preschoolers this week! Thank you
They are going to love it - great job! - encouraging happy gardeners for life ?! we are doing some more this spring with some other microherbs too - watch for more videos coming soon. Please let us know how you get on with your growing - thanks!
Just as an update - ww are now sowing our cress seeds every week and they are ready to eat in about 10 days or less - very tasty too!
Your videos are great! Thank you 😁
Thanks Anna! glad you like them - more to come, enjoy your garden!
Oh my goodness, you have like the same energy as Ainsley Harriott 🤣 I absolutely love it
That's very kind - thanks!- we love a bit of Ainsley too, going to be trying some different micro-greens soon ....
Thank you 🌱
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your gardening!
Hello, Sir. I could not find the follow up video of the cress seeds germination, can you mention the link to it. Stay safe and have Good Day.
Hi Saria fatima - so sorry we kept on eating our cress seedlings! we were growing a new pack of them every week all through our summer but have stopped now that the weather has turned colder and our conservatory may not be warm enough - but thanks for the reminder - we should try again to do a follow up video - and I am thinking of growing some more different types of seedlings / micro-greens so will let you when we have done this - have you tried growing any yet?
When I was young, it was 'Mustard & Cress' which was grown and available in the shops. To me, Cress alone has no real flavour and I suggest you try M&C for a better change. Just sprinkle an equal amount of both seeds together.
Yes - great idea! thanks
Something a little bit more peppery I would think with the mustard mixed in?
@@rogthegardener1 Yes, but not a lot. Perhaps you could try it and put your experience here after.
Thanks!
Thank You!
Hey Roger, whats the music at the end of the video? Thanks
Hi, thanks for the comment - here's a link to the music - glad you like it!
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Thank you 😊
You're welcome 😊
thanks man :)
you're very welcome - thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
How to get rid of gnats while germinating??
Hmm that’s an interesting question, Ive never had that problem, fungus gnats usually live on the fungus within wet soil or compost (and we don’t use soil when growing cress) are you growing in soil or on tissue / cotton wool ?
Cant find video followup
Hi Connie, thanks for your comment, and sincere apologies for not uploading a follow up video, truth is we kept on eating the seedlings! But a few people have asked about a follow up so as soon as we get into spring here in the UK (in a month or two) we will upload another to show the results and hope to try some other micro-greens too - I will let you know when we have uploaded the follow up - OK?
Hello, what is step 2? Do you just leave as is and you will reap cress or do you have to transfer to another container with soil?
Hi thanks for your comment, and your good question - apologies I forgot to do a follow up video last year ...I will do one this spring, as I want to try some other micro-greens too. Last year the cress growing was very successful, we were able to eat them about 2 weeks after sowing, and kept on sowing another container every week or so after that first one in the video. Once we had cut the seedlings we threw out the remains and started on the next sowing, and to answer your question we left them in the one container no need transplant as they grow so quick, and we cut them so young as seedlings with just their first 2 leaves - I hope that helps?
were they left out inthe sun or indirect sunlight to germinate, or did you keep them in the dark ?????
Hi they were kept in good light in a conservatory-seemed to work well, hope that helps?
Good luck!
@@rogthegardener1 Thanks. Every little bit of information helps, especially to a beginner. Others say that germination should take place in the dark, and later when it has sprouted to be exposed to the light.
I always have a hard time growing garden cress seeds they germinate and then they are eaten by slugs
Hi thanks for you comment, I guess that you are not growing your cress in small containers like us to eat as seedlings?
If you are growing cress in the ground to grow into a larger plant, then you may have problems with slugs .. can I ask where you are living .. are you in the UK?
I’m from the US. Are the seeds watercress or something else?
Hi Thanks for your comment, hi to the fine folks over in the US!
These are simply described as cress here in the UK... there have a slightly hot / peppery flavour .. I think (but am not sure) that you can also get watercress seeds which may not be quite as hot .. we intend to grow some of those too!
Is this watercress or gardencress?
Hi, thanks for your good question, it is not water cress, here in the UK it is usually a variety called Cress 'extra curled' which I believe is a variety of garden cress (Lepidium sativum) ... hope this helps?
@@rogthegardener1 Thanks for quick response 👌
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